Cherry Bomb....Demo
D. F. Gray.... Pastels from life
set up
I was out in the forest with an Oldsmobile but the rain started to fall so back into the studio with a still life for rest of the day
layout
I am using tobbacco coloured canson, I work all over including the background
adding definition to my objects
warming up, working from light to dark
refining
warming up the base and adding more blossom, refining detail
background
lowering the contrast and working the background
final work
working all over on detail and values, cooling the background to try and make the blossoms jump
Cherry bomb
18" x 20"